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Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge

14+ hour, 35+ min ago  (863+ words) Iran has been taking aim at its Gulf Arab neighbors" energy facilities since the war started on Feb. 28, and has made the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel nearly impassable. Two loud explosions were heard Wednesday evening in Riyadh, the Saudi…...

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Satellite images begin to show damage wrought by Iran war

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (684+ words) This satellite image taken by a U.S. Geological Survey Landsat satellite shows a fire days after a suspected Iranian attack targeting the port in Salalah, Oman, Monday, March 16, 2026. This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows fires burning on a ship…...

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Iran keeps up attacks on neighbors after Israel says it killed 2 of its top officials

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1055+ words) Both security official Ali Larijani and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani were "eliminated last night," Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement." Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, speaks during a press conference after his meeting…...

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thestar.com > news > world > un-rights-report-raises-concerns-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-displacement-of-palestinians-in-west-bank > article_f2f725d4-754a-56b6-8366-9e6b309b3214.html

UN rights report raises concerns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in displacement of Palestinians in West Bank

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (471+ words) Israeli settlers have forcibly displaced more than 36,000 Palestinians from the West Bank, according to a report from the U.N. human rights chief. Palestinians mourn at the funeral of four members of the Odeh family who were killed in their car by…...

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thestar.com > news > world > middle-east > lebanon-has-proposed-the-first-direct-talks-with-israel-in-decades-it-might-be-too > article_ade81b11-a476-583f-bb97-3f34f07a3a05.html

Lebanon has proposed the first direct talks with Israel in decades. It might be too late

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1094+ words) Hezbollah's decision to enter the wider Iran war by firing rockets at Israel has led to the heavy Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs, killing some 850 Lebanese and driving over a million people from their homes. The…...

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Israel seeking ‘significant change’ in how Canada tackles antisemitism

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (988+ words) Ambassador of Israel to Canada Iddo Moed delivers remarks at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Memorial in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang OTTAWA - Israel is pursuing a sweeping diplomatic and public…...

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thestar.com > news > world > americas > brazilian-police-release-3-israeli-tourists-after-clashes-with-pro-palestine-locals-in-beach-city > article_ad7ee1cc-9303-5a24-b2e5-a4d8e8ac703a.html

Brazilian police release 3 Israeli tourists after clashes with pro-Palestine locals in beach city

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (155+ words) Brazilian police release 3 Israeli tourists after clashes with pro-Palestine locals in beach city'Toronto Star Bahia state police said in a statement that three men between ages 21 and 22 insulted officers and resisted arrest after they "conflicted with a group of people…...

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thestar.com > news > world > europe > 4-teens-are-suspected-of-terror-offenses-in-the-rotterdam-synagogue-explosion-dutch-prosecutors-say > article_309275b4-caf4-5e5e-9b00-37e5766739ae.html

4 teens are suspected of terror offenses in the Rotterdam synagogue explosion, Dutch prosecutors say

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (343+ words) Dutch police officers stand guard near a Jewish school in Amsterdam on March 16, 2026, following its reopening two days after an attack." The suspects, whose names weren't released in line with Dutch privacy rules, are suspected of "causing an explosion, arson…...

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thestar.com > news > world > middle-east > united-arab-emirates-briefly-closes-airspace-as-mideast-fighting-escalates > article_07bcfc31-6214-5729-b28a-20ce12274bba.html

United Arab Emirates briefly closes airspace as Mideast fighting escalates

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1334+ words) Donald Trump says that he's asked "about seven' countries to join coalition to police Iran's Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump says he has "demanded" that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police…...

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Israeli military claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (492+ words) Police tape hangs outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. Ibrahim Ghazali was killed in Lebanon along with three other of the attacker's relatives on March 5 " a week before authorities allege Ayman Mohamad Ghazali drove…...